Why Econ/ International Studies for UCLA no loves?

<p>I've never seen anyone in this board applied to econ/ internaional studies for UCLA... why??? at least it's much less competitive than econ major in UCLA.</p>

<p>I'm an econ/international studies major, but I'm applying next year..ah wait! this fall!</p>

<p>to dmsqlc0415</p>

<p>Only you???</p>

<p>May I know your stat?</p>

<p>I applied Econ/IAS for Fall 2008. 4.0 GPA, got a Regents invite so I assume I am admitted. However, after looking at the requirements for the major I may go significantly over 180 quarter units when I graduate so I most likely will just do the Econ major and a Global Studies minor.</p>

<p>I applied with a GPA of 3.94 and waiting patiently for a response.</p>

<p>wow~ you guys' gpa are d@mn high~</p>

<p>i think the "avg. gpa admits" would be higher than 3.8 for ucla econ & econ/ intl area studies this year~ lol</p>

<p>maybe i should set my goal on ucsd...</p>

<p>My gpa is 4.0, but I have a W in math 7.
PTK as a board member
AGS -got a bronze medal and am going for silver medal which is 175 hours
Awards from PTK</p>

<p>what else do i have;</p>

<p>more econ/ international area studies majors???</p>

<p>Hey! did you guys take any language course? What language?</p>

<p>We are not required to take 4th semester of the language, arent we?
I just want to make sure it's an optional,,,,</p>

<p>i think we still have to take two foreign language classes for GE right?</p>

<p>i've taken two cantonese classes already, but still don't know if i fulfilled the "4th semester of language" requirement...</p>

<p>I'm Native German and had 7 years of French and two semesters of Vietnamese. Probably have to take a test to prove my profiency though.</p>

<p>turn2jeter, where did you take the Cantonese classes?</p>

<p>I took cantonese classes in Sacramento City College, but after i moved down to LA i found that there are no cantonese classes offered in Pasadena City College.</p>

<p>Anyway, i reallly want to know if i have any edges due to the fact that i'm a native mandarin speaker...</p>

<p>On a different note, if you haven't taken Multivariable Calculus at a CC yet, does UCLA make you take it at their school? I was wondering since UCSD and UCI require you to take it before transfer. And even UCD recommends it.</p>

<p>Multivariable Calculus? do you mean cal3 ??? one of my friends who did not take it just got accepted by ucsd...</p>

<p>Yup I mean Cal 3. Yeah I heard from several people that you can get accepted at UCSD without fulfilling the prereq. But do you have to take it later? I mean if we do then I'd rather take it at my CC.</p>

<p>i'm pretty sure if we don't take it now we have to take it in ucsd later.</p>

<p>but... from your gpa i don't think you will end up with going to ucsd...</p>

<p>FYI I emailed the Econ counselor at UCLA about taking Cal 3 or Multivariable Calculus. This is what she wrote.</p>

<p>If you satisfy the major's math requirement then you will not have to enroll in other math courses.</p>

<p>Good luck,</p>

<p>Dounia</p>

<p>Julie Plotkin and Dounia Sadeghi
Undergraduate Counselors
UCLA Department of Economics
2263 Bunche Hall
Box 951477
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1477
(310) 825-5118 (phone) | (310) 825-9528 (fax)
E-Mail: <a href="mailto:ug-counselor@econ.ucla.edu">ug-counselor@econ.ucla.edu</a>
Department Website: UCLA</a> Department of Economics</p>

<p>I transferred in this past fall as Econ/Int'l Area Studies. You do not need calc 3, just 1 and 2. You do need two years of a language (only one year is required to transfer). There are more requirements than for Econ, however, I like the mixture of econ and social science classes related to my region. I'll also be studying abroad this fall, and the major is very permissive of that (I can take three socsci/two econ classes abroad). There's also fun stuff like econometrics and international finance/labor that aren't required for straight econ. And the admit rate for straight econ was higher (last year, at least).</p>

<p>Also, I don't get that UCD comment. They only require 16a and 16b (short calculus) there for econ, and those aren't considered equivalent to Math 31a/31b which are the required econ maths here.</p>

<p>CAtoNY, I wouldn't worry about units. UCs cut you down to 105 quarter units, you need 180 to graduate. APs will never count against caps, they will only ever count for you. Similarly, you get credit for all classes taken, but the number of units they take up drops to 105. I believe the real cap is 225, and you don't need 120 units for any of the econ majors post-transfer.</p>

<p>Not to get caught up in a debate, but econometrics is serious business.</p>